Justin Kraus Email and Phone Number

I am an Investment and Development Executive with 15+ years of proven experience developing and executing the strategic growth of business portfolios and revenue. My deep experience gives me the ability to nimbly shift direction in response to market conditions while maintaining strategic alignment with core business objectives.My approach is a comprehensive one that creates and executes the roadmap to make stretch acquisition and development goals a reality. I have an intuitive sense of business challenges and proactively address them before they become larger issues. Negotiation is something I am highly skilled in, and I have a strong track record of negotiating in a way that generates cost savings, grows revenue, and ensures both sides feel like a win was achieved.I am deeply passionate about mentoring and developing the growth of high-performers, and I have a created and led high performing teams in multiple areas of the business. My leadership style is an empowering one, and I love to elevate others and help them achieve outstanding results that they can be proud of. ★ IMPACT SNAPSHOT ★🔹 ACQUISITIONS & NEW STORE DEVELOPMENT: Expanded company portfolio from near conception to the company being in the top 50 franchise owners in the United States in revenues through acquisitions and new store development.🔹 COST SAVINGS & PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: Strategically develops/maintains new and existing business partnerships and negotiates/renegotiates all service contracts; Generated substantial cost savings. 🔹 RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT: Manages and develops relationships with existing franchisees, landlords, developers, and vendors to optimize new store growth, contributing to a 500% growth rate in my tenure. 🔹 COMPLEX CONTRACT NEGOTIATION: Regularly executes complex contract negotiations that preserve a good working relationship with other parties.🔹 STAFF DEVELOPMENT & MENTORING: Passionate about mentoring and fostering the growth of high-performers to increase retention and build a strong talent pipeline.SKILLS/KEYWORDS: Strategic Planning | Customer-Focused Leadership | Portfolio Expansion | Negotiation | Commercial Real Estate | Relationship Management | Staff Development | Asset Management | Organizational & Communication Skills | Market Opportunity | Business Planning | KPIs | Budgeting | Executive Collaboration | Target Market Research | Growth Strategy | Site Selection | Organizational Development | Analysis | Cross-Functional Collaboration